Isojoki

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Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Isojoki Storå
Municipality
Isojoen kunta Storå kommun
Isojoki church and bell tower
Coat of arms
Location of Isojoki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°06′50″N 21°57′30″E / 62.11389°N 21.95833°E / 62.11389; 21.95833
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Suupohja sub-region
Charter	1855
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Herrala
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	647.43 km² (249.97 sq mi)
• Land	642.4 km² (248.0 sq mi)
• Water	5.05 km² (1.95 sq mi)
• Rank	134th largest in Finland
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	1,814
• Rank	265th largest in Finland
• Density	2.82/km² (7.3/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[2]
• Finnish	94.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.8%
• Others	4.4%
Population by age ^[3]
• 0 to 14	11.3%
• 15 to 64	55.1%
• 65 or older	33.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.isojoki.fi

Isojoki (Swedish: Storå; lit. "Big River") is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The city of Pori is located 83 kilometres (52 mi) south of Isojoki. The population of Isojoki is 1,814 (31 December 2023)^[2] and the municipality covers an area of 642.4 km² (248.0 sq mi) of which 5.05 km² (1.95 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).^[1] The population density is 2.82/km² (7.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish and neighbour municipalities are Honkajoki, Karijoki, Kauhajoki, Kristinestad, Merikarvia and Siikainen.

Although the area isn't very high, one of the highest hills of southern Finland is located here (Lauhanvuori). Many Finns from this area immigrated to Minnesota, in the USA, as well as Michigan.^{[citation needed]}

Industry: Wood, potato, machinery.

Tourism: Lauhanvuori National Park (hotel, viewtower, big smoke sauna, historical nature with many relics from ice-age)

Nature: Mostly Forest, swamp and agriculture

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.